Black History Month

National Organizations

• African American Leadership Forum

  The African American Leadership Forum (AALF) is comprised of over 1,500 African Americans who self-identify as Thought Leaders, Influencers, Builders, and Ambassadors. Collaboratively, these leaders volunteer their time, talents and treasure to build a just society that works well for everyone.

• African American Roundtable

  The African American Roundtable at CLGS (AART) seeks the full inclusion of black lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender people in communities of faith and the mobilization of black communities of faith in support of social justice for LGBTQ people by fostering dialogue about the intersections between faith, gender and sexuality among black church and faith leaders (including scholars of religion), among black church congregations, among black LGBTQ persons and between each of these constituencies.

• Association for the Study of African American Life and History

  The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

• Black Lives Matter

  #BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

• NAACP

  Founded in 1909 in response to the ongoing violence against Black people around the country, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. We have over 2,200 units and branches across the nation, along with well over 2M activists. Our mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

• National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI)

  The National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI) aims to eliminate racial and gender disparities in the U.S. criminal legal system that are responsible for its disproportionate impact on Black women, girls, and gender nonconforming people.

• National Congress of Black Women

  Encourage Black women to engage in non-partisan leadership activities within the educational, economic, social and political arenas; take leadership in telling our stories that are powerful stories.
  Vision - To build a network of women of color in leadership, sustainable entrepreneurship and civic engagement while increasing access to technology and building social enterprises that eliminate gender and racial bias.

Research Institutions

• African American History Month--Law Library of Congress

  National African American History Month had its origins in 1915 when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. This guide provides links to executive branch, legislative branch, and web-related documents on the event.

• Facts for Features: National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2018
  US Census provides updated statistics on the African American population.

• Library of Congress Blog - Black History Month
  "Black History Month at the Library is kicking off with a fascinating way for you to get involved in hands-on history — transcribing hundreds of items such as these in the William A. Gladstone Afro-American Military Collection."

• National Archives & Records Administration - African American Heritage
  Explore subject portals such as Black, Power, Migration, Voting Rights and more.

• National Archives & Records Administration-Black History
  Provides a pathfinder to historical resources related to African American history.

• Office of Minority Health - HHS.gov

  During the month, OMH will also raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, and sickle cell disease and the effects of these diseases on the African American community.